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[In the Tver Region revealed serious disease of fish]
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Yesterday, June 27, experts Tver Interregional Veterinary Laboratory revealed the third in this year's event aeromonosis.

Disease was found in a river carp, brought to the laboratory of Burashevskogo rural settlement. Aeromonosis previous case, a dangerous infectious disease of fish, was reported in carp, pathological material from which was taken from the village Ignatova Kalinin district.

TVER Komsomolskaya Pravda - tver.kp.ru

28 Jun 2012

V Bystrov

Location: Tver, Russia -Map It

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Rainbow Lorikeet Deaths in Melbourne

Since early March 2012, wild rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus) have been reported as dead or sick at a number of sites in the eastern and north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. ... At one site, over 32 deaths were recorded. Sick birds have shown signs such as diarrhoea, vomiting, regurgitation, and lethargy. In some cases, hand feeding of lorikeets has occurred at the sites.

... At this stage, a bacterial infection of the bowel, known as necrotic enteritis, is believed to be the most likely cause. Birds have tested negative for other possible diseases, such as avian influenza, Newcastle disease, avian paramyxovirus, salmonellosis and psittacosis. Investigations are however ongoing.

Dept of Primary Industries - www.dpi.vic.gov

04 Jun 2012

Image courtesy of Dept of Primary Industries

Location: Melbourne, Australia -  Map It

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OTHER WILDLIFE HEALTH RELATED NEWS

• [Dead porpoise found in Emden ][Translated article][Emden, Germany - Map It ]

• Nimrod Lake Fish Deaths Due to Dry Conditions [Nimrod Lake, Arkansas, USA - Map It ]

• Dead Porpoise Carried Potentially Harmful Bacteria [Maine, USA - Map It ]

• New Mexico's dealing with CWD; how would Texas handle it? [USA]

• Wildlife declared free of bovine TB in coastal Rangitikei [New Zealand]

• Urban spread poses new threat to endangered frogs [Australia]

• Pollutants Could Pose Health Risks for Five Sea Turtle Species [Cited Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal Article HERE]

• State veterinarian expects smooth implementation of USDA’s CWD program [USA]

• Lack of salmon stressing whales more than boat noise, study says

West Nile Virus News

• West Nile Virus: Eight Dead Birds Have Tested Positive in Yolo County this Year [Sacramento Co. - Map It ;West Sacramento - Map It and ; Davis - Map It California, USA]

• Another story on West Nile virus in Yolo County: Mosquito officials grow more concerned about West Nile Virus discoveries [California, USA]

Huh?! That's Interesting!

• Caving challenges in the era of white-nose

It Ain't All Bad News
[Courtesy of The Wildlife Society's Wildlife News Brief]

• Record number of a rare songbird found in Wisconsin

• Blue Vipers, Endangered Frogs, And Threatened Birds Protected By New Guatemalan Reserve

• Europe still has a rich reservoir of unknown species